December 4, 2012

By

Brianne Eichman

COLUMBIA CITY â€” Approximately 8,500 all-hazards alert radios were distributed by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) to local emergency management agencies across the state â€” 75 of them going to Whitley County. The purpose of the radios is to provide early alerts to â€śat-riskâ€ť Hoosiers.

â€śOn average, weâ€™ve received 50 alert radios for the past couple years now, and most of them have been distributed to those who are elderly or low income,â€ť said Whitley County Emergency Management Agency Director Cathy Broxon-Ball.

December 4, 2012

Churubusco Elementary School's Chimers entertained holiday shoppers at the New Era Show Choir bazaar. The choir program hosts a bazaar each year as a fundraiser for its competition season expenses. As a part of the annual event, the Chimers perform.
Sue Lough, the group's director, is the music teacher for CES. She said most of the group is made up first year members. The Chimers were also featured on The Sounds of The Season program which airs throughout the holidays on PBS channel 39.
See more pictures of the Chimers on the Post & Mail's Facebook page.

December 4, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY â€” Friends and family gathered Saturday at Morsches Park to honor Alex Trabertâ€™s memory. The skate park, located near the front of Morsches Park, will now be known as the Alex Trabert Memorial Extreme Sports Park.
Alex, a 2007 graduate of Columbia City High School, was killed Nov. 25 in a hit-and-run accident in Indianapolis.
Saturdayâ€™s event was not the typical somber occasion, but more â€śextreme.â€ť Friends spent the afternoon sporting tricks on skateboards and bicycles while others took part in a cook out.